Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tours

/tˈʊɹz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables: tours
IPA: /tˈʊɹz/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the largest in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France and the capital of Indre-et-Loire department.

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of tour

Etymology

From French Tours, from Latin Turonum, from Turones, the name of the area's Gaulish inhabitants in antiquity.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Tours, Turonum, -

Rhymes With

yours ensures cures assures moors secures brochures endures lures matures moores detours

Questions

How do you pronounce tours?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈʊɹz/.
What does tours mean?: A city, the largest in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France and the capital of Indre-et-Loire department.
Where does tours come from?: It is traced to French.

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